I have a rare midweek day off today. I’m tired…it’s mid-June and teacher me needs time to decompress, get away and recharge the batteries. However, I’m also a Type A personality and I don’t sloth easily, at all. So, I have this day and I have already done laundry, prepped tonight’s dinner, cleaned the cat …
Opening to Possibility I’ve been thinking a lot lately about choices. The ones we made in the past that have shaped where we are now, the results of those choices and the future and the choices that we have yet to make, that will shape the road as we travel along. Over the Easter long …
I have never been good at napping. To be honest, I’m not very good at slow, quiet or relaxing either. I am your garden variety Type A, driven, slightly (only slightly?!) obsessive, overly productive Virgo (I believe this sign speaks for itself). I choose holidays where I’m climbing, exploring, engaging and learning, itinerary in hand, …
As a child and youth I had this fantasy that I could be a ballerina. I was so infatuated with anything to do with ballet and dancing. I think it had a lot to do with V.C. Andrews and all the Flowers in the Attic series but also my crush on Barishnakov and all things …
Self Care Sundays A few years back, when I was a “we” and not a “me” (that’s a topic for another blog…) Sunday was all about the NFL. My eyes would no sooner open and I would hear the dulcet tones of the Sportsnet Pro Panel discussing the logistics of the day’s games, the standings, …
I’ve been feeling very unmotivated to be creative lately, procrastinating and wasting time with TV, social media and nothingness. I know it’s a product of the anxiety I feel heading into another school year of not knowing, not being sure or feeling grounded in the knowledge that things will be okay. Honestly, aren’t we all …
Painting, My Life Metaphor I’m an introvert. I was always that quiet kid at the back of the class, hoping that nobody would see me or call on me. I was not academic, not athletic or popular. I’m sure that few of my peers from those days even remember me at all…in fact, I know …
On the Farm with Brian Over the past three years I’ve experienced a lot of loss (I think in the past year and half we have all had that same experience). I lost a partner, several close colleagues (really, more like family than coworkers), and a parent. Admittedly, I’ve been very sad but also …
It’s summer time again and it’s time to get outside. Nothing fills me up and inspires me more than getting out into nature on a regular basis but when you live in a city that is so aptly nicknamed “Raincouver” it can be tough to push yourself out in all that grey and “liquid sunshine”. …
I have had the pleasure of being an art mentor and educator for over twenty years. I love everything about being able to have my hands in the muck, inspiring teenagers to express themselves through the process of art five days a week! I will say that, in that regard, I am blessed. There is …